I have watched him for years and he is dutifully there at any debate involving anything that he deems as "pork"- and proposed by anyone - whether Dem or rethug.

I went from love and respect to eye-rolling disgust in one election.

I feel like she's my bud...

I was represented by the somewhat respectable Mel Watt until redistricting.

Only lived here 2 years having moved from Fancy Gap after 30+ years there.

isn't even in my district. We have dumb teabugger here in my district. I voted for Mickey Mouse where I could write in my candidate.

My Congressman is Joe "You Lie" Wilson. I got stuck with him thanks to redistricting. Not that my previous Rep. was any better. Tim Duncan is a shitstain teabagger who isn't worth the puke in one of my cat's hairballs. Neither of them are worthy of even an inkling of my or anyone else's respect.

Period.

so that would be a no and a no.

I also have Senator Herb Kohl, a man for whom I have some respect while recognizing his many shortcomings (joke not intended).

Spencer Bachus, Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions. Nuff said...

One of only 2 in this area (the other being Patrick Murphy) who originally endorsed Obama. He is on MSNBC alot, so at least he is out there pushing the agenda...

I know that in the past, one of his biggest efforts was gun control (mostly due to a period when the gun violence was running rampant in many cities), so it will be interesting to see what he might say in the coming days.

Now it's teabagger Mike Fitzpatrick who recently lied about the ACA (among other things) at a town hall meeting.
Chaka Fattah is a good guy, going places.

rather than for AG. I know they redistricted the 8th Congressional but I think he could have had a shot.

Definitely feel for you!

Enough said.

I respect gum on my shoe more than her

At least, until next year.

Matt Cartwright, a real Democrat, is running in my newly redrawn district.

http://cartwrightcongress.com/home/

Not one of them can be trusted.
Yeah, I know, but I don't trust her anymore either.

She collapsed after the Terri Schiavo incident. Nothing good since.

--imm

I'm happy that they called and I got to hear most of the conversation, I was amazed that this happened.

Glad he is still good, DC has corrupted some pretty remarkable people in the past.

I have no respect for almost all rich people.

Hahaha - no.

Xavier Becerra CD 31 CA. He'd make a great VP someday, but I feel very fortunate to live in his district now.

Many of the rest of them are not especially respectable, unfortunately.

Dumb as a sack full of marbles. There to sign whatever dad tells him to.

Love Louise.

make it impossible to vote for anyone else.

I fucking hate our system of illusory choice.

to get into a more sane country. Now, we're at that age where the only way to escape is if you can bring a 7 figure bank balance with you.

down. At the time, US seemed a better choice and in the early years it made a lot of sense. Now in retrospect the other choice would have been better. Never, did I ever ever imagine we would see the US where it is today.

Exactly, bring big bucks today if you want to move. I don't even know if we've yet seen how mad the US is going to get.

Growing up during the end of WWII I have some pretty vivid memories of how bad some countries can get. I can just imagine where the US will end if teabaggers, for example, got to run the entire place. I also think a lot of Americans are very naive and quite ignorant as to how bad things could get with the wrong people in power.

Not unless Lynn Jenkins gets a sex change and becomes Len Jennings.

It is kinda amazing to me, because there are not many people capable of being elected to Congress. It's a fairly elite group. Yet it is strange that we don't end up with better people. Is Lynn Jenkins really the best that Republicans can offer in the 2nd district?

I mean, I know Republicans locally, many of whom are decent, hard-working, honest, compassionate, informed, intelligent, etc. Yet Jenkins seems to be none of those things. Yet, there she sits, in an important and well-paid position. It's bizarre. It's not even that she's a Republican, but just that she seems so lacking in any virtue. What is it about the political system that allows somebody like that to rise to the top?

He's a middling sort of Democrat with a pretty good record on the environment, but I feel like he could do more. He doesn't have much visibility and I can't recall he's ever led on anything. I keep voting for him because the alternative doesn't bear thinking about.

The good news is I have been redistricted out of his district or vice versa.

The bad news is we probably won't get anybody better.

Here is his take on defense: I am for peace, and I am for diplomacy, but our foreign policy has to be based on reality. And the reality is that North Korea has nuclear weapons; Iran is rapidly developing a nuclear program; China is building its military and showed the world that it is ready to wage war in space; terrorist groups like al Qaeda are looking for every chance to do us harm. And nothing on Russia Dr. Fearmonger? You are slipping in your diatribe.
This is from his homepage as well: Al Qaeda thrives on poverty, despair, violence and fear. The bottom line is they cannot afford for freedom to succeed. Conversely, we cannot afford to allow freedom to fail. Military decisions should be made on sound strategy, not politics. Sounds like the consevative mantra, "thrives on poverty, despair, violence and fear"!

Brady

And, by default, since he is soon to be governor, Mike Pence.

So, need I say more?

Yes.

Eastern Iowa has the finest!

PB

And yes, I respect him. But Maryland redistricted, So it will be somebody different in November.

before him, Ben Cardin, who is now my US Senator!

Replaced Radanovich. These guys usually run unopposed. (More of that 6-state strategy. Thanks, DNC!)

Don't have to look very far back to see an R representative. Mike does what he has to do.

Although by today's standards, he is considered somewhat of a "moderate". I don't understand why the democrats can't put up a viable candidate against him.

Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson are big Republican tools.

Good Democratic Congressman, yeah, I like him and respect him. I know I'm lucky.